Shouldn't the fact that citizens of the EU must piecemeal deal with a crazy mishmash of inconsistently applied arcane rules that are hard to keep in your head generally a sign that the STAY vote is completely insane?
I reject your premise for the following reasons:
- The citizens never deal directly with the rules governing the formation of the institutions of the EU.
- The rules are not inconsistently applied.
- The latest overhaul of the EU composition rules was performed in 2009. Which parts of it are arcane?
- The rules are all written down, there is no need for anyone to keep them in their head.
what is the difference between the European council and the council of the European union?
The European Council is composed of the heads of state of all EU members. The Council of the EU is a topical assembly, and consists of the respective ministers of all member states (e.g. when discussing finance, the Council consists of ministers of finance).
Which states are part of the European council on human rights?
That does not exist. The acronym ECHR can refer to either the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty that predates the EU, or the European Court of Human Rights, the agency entrusted with arbitrating disputes concerning the former. Its signatories are all states of Europe, including Russia and Turkey. Together they are called the Council of Europe.
The only relation between the EU and the ECHR is that the EU has made court decisions binding. For members of the Council of Europe that are not EU members, the ECHR has no enforcement mechanism.
When the EC has or has not authority over the ECB?
EC customarily stands for European Commission, which never has authority over the European Central Bank.
When or when not the MEPs have authority over the ECB?
They never have. The ECB is informed and directed by the European Council, but not dictated.
The EC?
The European Parliament has the power to reject members of the European Commission when they are nominated.
I reject your premise for the following reasons:
- The citizens never deal directly with the rules governing the formation of the institutions of the EU.
- The rules are not inconsistently applied.
- The latest overhaul of the EU composition rules was performed in 2009. Which parts of it are arcane?
- The rules are all written down, there is no need for anyone to keep them in their head.
what is the difference between the European council and the council of the European union?
The European Council is composed of the heads of state of all EU members. The Council of the EU is a topical assembly, and consists of the respective ministers of all member states (e.g. when discussing finance, the Council consists of ministers of finance).
Which states are part of the European council on human rights?
That does not exist. The acronym ECHR can refer to either the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty that predates the EU, or the European Court of Human Rights, the agency entrusted with arbitrating disputes concerning the former. Its signatories are all states of Europe, including Russia and Turkey. Together they are called the Council of Europe.
The only relation between the EU and the ECHR is that the EU has made court decisions binding. For members of the Council of Europe that are not EU members, the ECHR has no enforcement mechanism.
When the EC has or has not authority over the ECB?
EC customarily stands for European Commission, which never has authority over the European Central Bank.
When or when not the MEPs have authority over the ECB?
They never have. The ECB is informed and directed by the European Council, but not dictated.
The EC?
The European Parliament has the power to reject members of the European Commission when they are nominated.